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Congress grass
Parthenium hysterophorus
Congress grass · Ajenjo cimarron · Ajenjo cimarrón · Artemisa cimarrona · Basora Liber · Basora di Liber · Camomille balais, Camomille z'oiseaux, Fausse camomille, Herbe blanche · Camomille, Camomie, Camomille balais, Camomille z'oiseaux, Herbe blanche · Congress Grass · Fausse camomille · Hierba amarga · Hierba del golpe · Karottenkraut · Karottenkraut (DE) · Malandi voa · Mugwort (EN) · Parthenium
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Mexico, Haiti, Venezuela, US(Koasati), Dominica, East Indies
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abscess, Ache(Back), Ache(Head), Analgesic
Science studied: AMBROSIN, DIHYDROISOPARTHENIN, ISOGUAIENE, PARTHENICIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Parthenium hysterophorus
Common names: Congress grass, Ajenjo cimarron, Ajenjo cimarrón, Artemisa cimarrona, Basora Liber, Basora di Liber, Camomille balais, Camomille z'oiseaux, Fausse camomille, Herbe blanche, Camomille, Camomie, Camomille balais, Camomille z'oiseaux, Herbe blanche, Congress Grass, Fausse camomille, Hierba amarga, Hierba del golpe, Karottenkraut, Karottenkraut (DE), Malandi voa, Mugwort (EN), Parthenium
History
The source record documents this plant in Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Mexico, Elsewhere, Haiti, Venezuela, US(Koasati), Dominica and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abscess
- Ache(Back)
- Ache(Head)
- Analgesic
- Antiseptic
- Arthritis
- Cachexia
- Carminative
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- Chest
- Cold
- Depurative
- Dysentery
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Gastralgia
- Malaria
- Neuralgia
- Pimple
- Rash
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Sore
- Spleen
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Apertif
- Cephalgia
- Liver
- Cataplasm
- Ophthalmia
- Pian
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Dominican Republic
- Bahamas
- Mexico
- Elsewhere
- Haiti
- Venezuela
- US(Koasati)
- Dominica
- East Indies
- West Indies
- Indonesia
Documented cultural uses
- Abscess
- Ache(Back)
- Ache(Head)
- Analgesic
- Antiseptic
- Arthritis
- Cachexia
- Carminative
- Chest
- Cold
- Depurative
- Dysentery
show 19 more documented entries
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Gastralgia
- Malaria
- Neuralgia
- Pimple
- Rash
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Sore
- Spleen
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Apertif
- Cephalgia
- Liver
- Cataplasm
- Ophthalmia
- Pian
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Uncovering transgenerational phenotypic variation in Parthenium hysterophorus populations in Israel. · 2026 source ↗
- Overcoming seed dormancy in Parthenium hysterophorus: Seasonal dynamics and standardized approaches for synchronized germination · 2026 source ↗
- Synergistic biocontrol of Parthenium hysterophorus: the role of Curvularia specifera and Zygogramma bicolorata. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AMBROSIN
- DIHYDROISOPARTHENIN
- ISOGUAIENE
- PARTHENICIN
- PARTHENIN
- ALKALOID
- 11-HYDROXYGUAIENE
- QUERCETAGETIN-3,7-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- BETULIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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